Bottle-washing machine.



No. 744,560. PATENTED NOV. 17, 1903. H. G. KENNEDY.

BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE.

. APPLIOATIQN FILED DB0, s, 1902,

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No. 744,56o. PATENTED Nov. 17, 190s.

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BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 8;, 1902.

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v NITED STATES Patented November 17, 11903.51;

'PATENT OFFICE.

HENRIQUE C. KENNEDY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE-WASHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATIONAforIning partI of Letters Patent No. 744,560, dated November 17, 1903. ,application atea Detente' s, 1902. serai No. 134,230. (No mains To all whom, t may concern.: j

Be it known that I, HENRIQE C. KENNEDY, a citizen of the United AStat'es`,vresiding in the cityand countyof Philadelphia,State ofPenn- Sylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bottle-Washing Machines, of which the following-is a specification.

My invention consists of au improved construction of a bottle-washing machine wherein a rotary motor is employed tovrotate the bottle-Washing devices and provision is made for causing hot or cold water to be directed upon the Washing device and into the interior of the bottle when the latter is pressed upon said Washing device. i

f The invention also consists of a novel construction of mechanism whereby water is directed upon the brush and the interior of the bottle when the latter is pressed upon said brush.

It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation, partly in section, yof a bottle-washing -machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents, on an enlarged scale, a section on line .c z, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a front View of one of the buckets of the water-motor in detached position. Fig. 4' represents a side view of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents a section on line y y, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 represents an end view ot' the device. Fig. 7 represents a View showing one end of the casing removed. Fig. 8 represents a perspective view-of the bottle-Washer.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates an inlet-pipe for the motor, which latter enters the lower portion of the casing 2 and is provided with a curvednozzle 3,Which is adapted to discharge upon the buckets 4 of the Waterwheel 5,Which is contained within said casing 2 and is mounted upon the tubular shaft 6, which revolves in suitable bearings in the casing 2.

7 designates a branch leading from the pipe branch leading into the pipe 9, which discharges into the valve-casing 10, in which is located the valve 11, which is operated by the connection or lever 12, one end of which is secured to said valve, while its lower end is connected to an end of the rod or arm 13, which `is mounted in suitable bearings 14 and 15 and 22 designates a tube which is adapted lto rotate in AVunison with the tube 6 in suitable bearings or may be part of said tube 6 and `having the stem 23 secured therein by the `set-screw or other fastening device 24, said stem" carrying the bottle-washing brush 25.

Within the tube 22 is contained the spider or plate 26, which prevents'the plate 17 and its adjuncts from being pushed inwardly, said plate 26 contacting 'with the pivot 27, which is provided with a point or knife-edge, so that the revolution of the tube 22 is 'at all times easily accomplished, sincer the plate at first serves as a knife-point bearing for the pivot. This pivot is providedwith spirallydisposed grooves or passages to permit of the flow of the water through the tubular shaft 6.

In Figs. 3, 4, and 5 I have shown the preferred form of buckets employed, the same consisting of the concave channels 28, which are provided with the arch-shaped recess 29 and the intermediate web 30, the general contour of said buckets being clearly understood from said Figs. 3 to 5, inclusive.

31 designates a pipe, suitably valve-controlled, which discharges into the valve-casing 10 and may be suitably connected With a suitable source of supply, such as hot Water or cleansing material.

The operationisas follows Thefwaterpasses up through the pipe 1 to the nozzle 3, Where it discharges against the buckets of the Water-wheel 5 and causes the-same to revolve. The bottle to be cleansed is placed on the brush 25 and force is applied to push in the same. The neck of the bottle contacting with the plate 17 forces the same Vinwardly in the di rection indicated by the arrow and carrying with it the arm 13, which being connected .with the Vconnection or lever 12 opens the valve 11. The valve 8 meanwhile in the pipe IOO 7 is open in order that water from the pipe 1 will pass therethrough to the pipe 9 and thence through the valve-casing l0 into the pipe 6 and is conducted to the interior of the bottle, it being noted that the water-Wheel meanwhile is revolved and carries with it the tubular shaft 6, which rotates and causes the brush 25 to rotate upon the interior of the said bottle. When the pressure from the bottle is removed, the plate 17 and its adjuncts are caused to move in the opposite direction, so that the valve l1 is closed, and no water will pass through the tubular shaft 6 and pipe 22 until the next operation. If desired, by properly manipulating the valve in the pipe 3l hot Water or other suitable cleansing material can be likewise inserted into the bottle, it being noted that the arch-shaped recess 29 in the buckets permits the same to freely pass the nozzle 3, While the pipe 22 passes from the casing 2 for the discharge of the next Water. By reason of the pivot 27 bearing upon the plate 26 a practically frictionless bearing is provided which permits easy and free revolution of the Water-wheel 5 and the shaft 6 and brush 25, the pipe 32 communicating with the interior of the casing and serving as an exhaust for the Water.

It will be apparent that various changes may be made by those skilled in this art which will come Within the scope of my invention, and I do not, therefore, desire to be limited in every instance to the exact construction herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a bottle-Washing machine, a Water- Wheel, a tubular shaft connected therewith, friction-reducing bearing for said shaft having Water-passages, a brush suitably carried by said shaft, a valve disposed Within and controlling the interior of said tubular shaft, a sliding frame adapted to be engaged directly by the bottle, and a direct connection between said frame and valve whereby pressure of the bottle against the frame actuates said valve.

2. In a bottle-Washing machine, a casing, a Water-Wheel mounted therein, a tubular shaft upon which said Water-wheel is mounted, a brush mounted upon said shaft, a friction-reducing bearing for said shaft having passages for the Water, a valve disposed Within and controlling the entrance to said shaft, a pipe for conducting Water to actuate said Water-Wheel, a branch pipeleadin g therefrom conducting Water to said tubular shaft, and

of fluid to said shaft, a plate movably connected with said casing, a guide-rod mounted in bearings in said casing, connections between one end of said guide-rod and the valve, and a spring around said guide-rod between its bearings in the casing for normally holding said valve closed.

4. In a bottle-Washing machine, a casing, a tubular shaft journaled in said casing, a Water-Wheel mounted on said shaft, a brush carried by said shaft, a valve controlling the admission of fluid to said shaft, a plate movably connected with said casing, aguide-rod mounted in bearings in said casing, connections between one end of said guide-rod and the valve, a spring around said guide-rod between its bearings in the casing for normally holding said valve closed, a pipe for conveying Water to said Water-Wheel, a branch pipe leading therefrom for admitting Water to said tubular shaft, and a pipe connected with said branch pipe for admitting hot Water or other cleansing material to said tubular shaft, said valve cont-rolling the flow through said lastmentioned pipe and the branch pipe.

5. In a bottle-Washing machine, a casing, a tubular shaft journaled therein, a Water- Wheel mounted on said shaft, a brush carried by said shaft, a movable plate through which the shaft of said brush passes, a valve in said tubular shaft, means movable with said plate for actuating the said valve, and a pointed pivot within the tubular shaft.

6. In a bottle-Washing machine, a casing, a tubular shaft journaled therein, a Water- Wheel mounted on said shaft, a brush carried by said shaft, a movable plate through which the shaft of said brush passes, a valve in said tubularshaft, means movable With said plate for actuating said valve, a pointed pivot Within the tubular shaft, and a spider within the tubular shaft for cooperation with said pivot.

IIENRIQUE C. KENNEDY. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, XVM. CANER WIEDERSEIM.

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